The Future of Fathers : Happy Progenitor’s Day?

On the day when many people thank their fathers for (to be honest) giving them life, it might be well to ponder the future of this day if we follow the Spanish example. In Spain, birth certificates, instead of listing a father and mother, now list Progenitor A and Progenitor B. Not sure which is which, but presumably it doesn’t matter. This is ironic, given the emphasis from politicians and governments on the father’s role in children’s life. The absent father will also be absent from the child’s birth certificate. The really cynical will no doubt point out that the one thing expected not to go AWOL is the progenitor’s bank account, which will be expected to fund said child’s upkeep.

And in these Atheistic days, the insidious abolition of fatherhood has gone hand-in-hand with the abolition of the Father of all fathers. How long will it be before we are forbidden to teach that child the Our Father?